Task-based learning: Didactic methodology to the teaching-learning process

Abstract

Introduction: This article outlines the improvement that is carried out in the teaching-learning process of the Applied Drawing subject in the Higher Technician in Industrial Assembly career in the short-cycle higher education modality. The objective of the research is: Elaboration of a didactic methodology, supported by a didactic model, that stimulates the teaching-learning process, with a focus on the task-based learning method, in the Applied Drawing subject, in the Technician career Higher in Industrial Assembly in the short-cycle higher education modality of the Universidad de Oriente. In order to provide teachers with the necessary tools to carry out the teaching-learning process in the subject. Materials and methods: Carrying out this work required methods such as class observation, bibliographic review, analysis-synthesis, and induction-deduction. Results: The modes of professional performance and the functions of the teacher were taken into consideration. In general, it was possible to incorporate another teaching method into the teachers' repertoire, solving problems in their educational practice. Discussion: A current requirement in education lies in the need to improve this process in order to achieve a higher quality university education from the application of the Task-Based Learning method. Conclusions: In this sense, the roles assumed by teachers and students are highlighted and some methodological elements are described for their subsequent application in the teaching-learning process.